Foam Lake, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Foam Lake, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q551124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.640°N, 103.537°W.
Population
In 1921, Foam Lake, VL had a population of 451: 231 male and 220 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 103 |
| 1921 | 451 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Foam Lake, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 451 total population, 231 males in the population, 220 females in the population, 143 females born in Canada, 142 males born in Canada, 50 males born outside the British Empire, 43 females born outside the British Empire, 39 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 117 persons of British origin (English), 91 persons of Scandinavian origin, 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 82 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of Austrian origin, 18 persons of Ukrainian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 110 Presbyterians, 106 Methodists, 77 Lutherans, 53 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 26 Baptists, 23 Roman Catholics, 15 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Jews, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK180023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK180023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q551124
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_Lake
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_Lake
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Foam Lake, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/foam-lake-vl-sk180023-1921/.